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Eric Rounds

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Eric Rounds Projects

Snake Headwaters Wild and Scenic Management (WY)

On March 30, 2009 President Obama signed the Omnibus Public Lands Act of 2009 which included the... [read more]

West River Flows & Access (VT)

The West River has a history of whitewater boating dating back at least 50 years. In 1958,... [read more]

Gross Reservoir (CO)

To increase its water supply, the City and County of Denver's Board of Water Commissioners (Denver Water)... [read more]

Yuba and Bear Rivers (CA)

The South Yuba River was the birthplace of the hydropower industry in California in the late 1890’s.... [read more]

Susitna (AK)

History of Hydropower Proposals on the Susitna Devil's Canyon on the Susitna River, one of North America's... [read more]

Milltown Dam Removal (MT)

For over 70 years, the Clark Fork River was used as the dumping ground for the waste... [read more]

Sullivan Creek Dam Removal and Flow Management (WA)

SUMMARY A power company built 2 dams, power houses, diversion pipes, and transmission lines on Sullivan Creek... [read more]

Gauley River Protection and Management (WV)

The Gauley River is considered by many to be the ultimate big water river in the eastern... [read more]

Kevin Colburn Articles

Visit Rivers Responsibly During the Shut Down

The US Federal government officially shut down October 1, 2025, and a resolution to reopen the government... [read more]

National Low Head Dam Inventory is Live!

American Whitewater worked intently on two cycles of the biannual Water Resources Development Act to ensure a... [read more]

Grasstops Collective Application is Now Open!

American Whitewater and our partners at the Outdoor Alliance have been training community leaders for the past... [read more]

Use the Free Shuttle, Final 2025 Nantahala Cascades Releases, Sept. 27-28 (NC)

The last scheduled 2025 releases for the Upper Nantahala and Cascades are this Saturday and Sunday, September... [read more]

Accident Summary Jan–June 2025 Available Online

The American Whitewater Accident Summary for January–June 2025 is now available online. Since our inception, American Whitewater... [read more]

Get your Gauley Fest Tickets online and WIN! And Gauley Fest News……

Online tickets sales for Gauley Fest are available now. Gauley Fest is one of our biggest fundraisers of... [read more]

Restoring Access to the Wild & Scenic Tuolumne River (CA)

For the past six years, American Whitewater and the Outdoor Alliance California team have been meeting with... [read more]

Administration Seeks Comments on Repealing Roadless Area Protections

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has officially proposed to repeal the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, which has... [read more]
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